USGS: 6.1-magnitude aftershock strikes Sarangani

Agence France-Presse / Inquirer.net

June 08,2026 - 10:35 AM

MANILA, Philippines — Hours after a 7.8 earthquake killed at least one person, collapsed buildings and triggered regional tsunami warnings in areas in Mindanao, a magnitude 6.1 aftershock rocked the Sarangani Province, on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports.

The second quake struck at a depth of 67 kilometers (42 miles) about eight kilometers north by northwest of Mindanao island’s Sarangani province, the USGS said. /dl

READ: Phivolcs: Tsunami warning out in offshore M7.8 earthquake in Sarangani

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